Table 2:

Outcome and complications in 56 patients after carotid occlusion with coils for large, giant, or fusiform aneurysms of the carotid siphon

CharacteristicsEarly FU (≤30 days) (n = 56)Late FU (>30 days) (n = 43)
Death (No.) (%)00
Intracranial hemorrhage (No.) (%)00
Ischemic event
    Resolved symptoms (No.) (%)10 (18)4 (9)
    Minor persistent symptomsa (No.) (%)2 (3.5)0
    Major persistent symptomsb (No.) (%)3 (5.5)0
Pain
    Resolved or improved (No.) (%)NA42 (98)
    Unchanged (No.) (%)NA0
    Worsened (No.) (%)NA1 (2)
Cranial nerve palsy
    Resolved or improved (No.) (%)NA23c (72)
    Unchanged (No.) (%)NA9c (28)
    Worsened (No.) (%)NA0
Embolized aneurysm
    Retracted (No.) (%)NA39 (91)
    Unchanged (No.) (%)NA4 (9)
    Grown (No.) (%)NA0
De novo/additional growing aneurysm (No.) (%)NA1 (2)

  • Note:—NA indicates not assessed.

  • ↵a Modified Rankin Scale score ≤ 1.

  • ↵b Modified Rankin Scale score > 1.

  • ↵c n = 32.